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  • July 29, 2025

    Osborne Clarke's UK Revenue Tops £250M For 1st Time

    Osborne Clarke LLP said Tuesday that its U.K. business has posted record-breaking revenue of more than £250 million ($333 million) for the financial year ending in April while profits in Britain have also scaled new heights.

  • July 29, 2025

    Gateley Appoints Ex-Cleary Partner To Board Of Directors

    Gateley PLC has said that it has appointed a former Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP litigator and an ex-executive at Morgan Stanley and Google to its board of directors, as part of the firm's broader growth strategy.

  • July 29, 2025

    Law Firm Wins Appeal To Nix Ex-Solicitor's Commission

    A law firm won its appeal on Tuesday against a ruling that it owes a former solicitor unpaid commission, as an appeals tribunal found there was no chance he would have exceeded his billing targets once the involvement of partners and trainees in his work was considered.

  • July 29, 2025

    Labour Settles Defamation Case Over Antisemitism Report

    The Labour Party has agreed to compensate a former councilor and a group of ex-employees following the leak of a defamatory report on how the party's internal disciplinary body mishandled allegations of antisemitism, a lawyer for the individuals said Tuesday.

  • July 29, 2025

    Sara Cockerill Named New Deputy Head Of Civil Justice

    The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary said Tuesday that Justice Sara Cockerill has been appointed to serve as the new deputy head of civil justice, a position she will fill for three years when she is promoted to the Court of Appeal.

  • July 29, 2025

    Travers Smith Boosts NQ Pay To £130K As Pay Hikes Continue

    Travers Smith LLP said Tuesday that it has increased base salaries for newly qualified lawyers to £130,000 ($173,000) as Mishcon de Reya LLP and Stephenson Harwood LLP also hiked pay for new solicitors.

  • August 04, 2025

    Travers Smith To Lose Leveraged Finance Head To Goodwin

    Goodwin Procter LLP said Monday that it has hired Travers Smith's head of leveraged finance to strengthen its growing private equity practice in London.

  • July 28, 2025

    Simmons & Simmons Says AI Key Factor In £615M Revenue

    Simmons & Simmons LLP on Monday announced revenue of £615 million ($823 million) for the past financial year, citing its lawyers' use of artificial intelligence as a notable factor in its growth.

  • July 28, 2025

    Ex-Ashurst, Eversheds Lawyer Barred For Child Sex Offenses

    A former lawyer at Ashurst LLP and Eversheds Sutherland has been banned from practicing as a solicitor after he was convicted by a criminal court of committing child sexual offenses, a tribunal in London has said.

  • July 28, 2025

    Leicester Atty Suspended For Filing 'Meritless' Lawsuits

    A disciplinary tribunal has said it suspended a partner at Leicester-based firm Deals & Disputes Solicitors LLP for a year after finding he submitted multiple "meritless" applications.

  • July 28, 2025

    Ex-Solicitor Loses Appeal Over £175K Client Fund Transfers

    A former solicitor failed on Monday to overturn a decision to strike him from the profession for moving more than £175,000 ($235,000) from his firm's client account into its office account after a suspected arson attack on its premises devastated its profits.

  • July 28, 2025

    Ex-Capsticks Partner Barred For Misleading Client On Costs

    A former housing partner at Capsticks Solicitors LLP has been banned from practicing as a solicitor after he failed to provide complete and accurate information to a client about its liability to pay costs and interest after he missed a court deadline.

  • July 28, 2025

    Ward Hadaway Expands By Acquiring Teesside Law Firm

    Ward Hadaway said Monday it has bought commercial law firm Endeavour Partnership to grow its revenue and presence in the northeast of England.

  • July 28, 2025

    SocGen Settles €140M Clifford Chance Negligence Claim

    Société Générale SA and Clifford Chance LLP have settled their €140 million ($163.3 million) dispute over the bank's allegations that the law firm gave negligent advice that caused its claim in a multimillion-dollar dispute over gold bullion to be struck out as an abuse of process.

  • July 25, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen the owner of a £6 million ($8 million) mansion once rented by Adele sue real estate consultants Strutt & Parker, Romanian-Australian mining investor Vasile Frank Timis bring a claim against reputation and privacy firm Schillings, and a Chinese businessman bring a legal action against his former lawyer over an alleged £12.5 million mortgage fraud.

  • July 25, 2025

    Ex-RAF Officer Wins Bid To Pursue Sex Discrimination Claims

    A former Royal Air Force officer who alleges a commodore told her he could "feel the emotion" after she raised a complaint can continue to pursue her sex discrimination claims against her former employer, according to an Employment Tribunal judgment published Friday.

  • July 25, 2025

    BSB Names Ex-CILEX Leader Christopher Bones As Chair

    The Bar Standards Board said Friday that it has appointed a former chair of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and an experienced board director from the business world as its next chair.

  • July 25, 2025

    Taylor Rose Denies Negligence Caused Property Co. Losses

    Taylor Rose Ltd. has fought back against a negligence claim by a former client worth around £340,000 ($456,000), saying that the firm's failure to exchange contracts in a London real estate transaction did not cause it to suffer meaningful damage, according to newly-public filings.

  • July 25, 2025

    The Revolving Door: Mayer Brown Snaps Up Transactions Trio

    Over the past week, Squire Patton Boggs brought on a finance expert from McDermott Will & Emery to head its structured finance and India practices, Dechert saw a transactional trio depart to Mayer Brown and gained a private equity pro from Herbert Smith, and Simmons & Simmons rehired an employment veteran.

  • July 25, 2025

    Law Society Questions SRA's Handling Of Axiom Ince

    The Law Society has raised concerns that the Solicitors Regulation Authority is falling short in carrying out the regulatory functions it is required to do, weighing in on its handling of Axiom Ince Ltd.'s collapse.

  • July 25, 2025

    SRA Fines Regional Law Firm Over AML Failures

    A law firm in central England has been fined more than £10,000 ($13,400) after it failed to comply with anti-money laundering regulations, leaving it exposed to the risk of being used to facilitate criminal activity, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.

  • July 25, 2025

    Irish Gov't Must Review Civil Legal Aid Program, Report Says

    Ireland's government must overhaul its civil legal aid scheme, an independent review group has urged, warning of outdated financial eligibility thresholds, excessive delays and a pressing need for a more user-focused and inclusive system.

  • July 24, 2025

    Kirkland Grows Investment Funds Group In London

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP has expanded its investment funds group with the addition of the senior managing director, global growth at Institutional Limited Partners Association.

  • July 24, 2025

    CMS Fights £10M Negligence Claim Over Investec Deal

    CMS has denied allegations of negligence from a former client, saying the property developer gave the green light to repayment terms with Investec that the law firm negotiated and is now falsely claiming to have been caught off-guard by the deal.

  • July 24, 2025

    Atlas Cloud Expands Legal IT Reach With Challow Acquisition

    Newcastle-based IT and cybersecurity company Atlas Cloud Ltd. has acquired London-based legal technology firm Challow Design Network Services Ltd., as it looks to deepen its presence in the legal sector.

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